Keto from the Titos

First, So what is this Ketogenic Diet?

A Ketogenic diet is high in fat, moderate in protein and low in carb. To illustrate, let’s talk math. That means 75% of calories from fat, 20% from protein and only 5% from carbs. When you switch from a carb-based diet to a carb deficit, your body goes through a state called Ketosis where it efficiently burns fat for fuel. This has a range of benefits, such as weight loss, body fat reduction, improved mental clarity, increased energy, and many others. – Ketos of Manila

Why Keto?

Aside from the weight loss journey, I needed to regulate my hormones to avoid the occurence of several types of disease and to address my PCOS (Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome). Read through my journey here.

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My PCOS Journey

Because of practicing YOLO for the longest time, I gained so much weight. Not to mention the toll that it took to my health as well. So when the journey of love, responsibility, maturity, family and future is on the pipeline of the next chapter of my life, I discovered that I am at risk of having diabetes if I won’t correct my lifestyle anytime soon. This risk is because of the hereditary diabetes, and the Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) that I acquired because of being glucose intolerant. This means my body cannot tolerate anything FUN.

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